BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Mike James for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
James (6’1”, 195) signed his first 10-day contract with Brooklyn on April 23, followed by a second 10-day contract on May 3. He has appeared in 11 games (one start) for the Nets, recording averages of 7.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 17.5 minutes per game. In 47 NBA games over two seasons with Brooklyn, New Orleans and Phoenix, he holds career averages of 8.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 18.7 minutes per contest.
James joined the Nets after playing nine professional seasons (2012-21) overseas in Croatia, Israel, Italy, Greece, Spain and Russia and in the NBA with Phoenix and New Orleans. In 36 games (10 starts) split between the Suns and Pelicans during the 2017-18 season, James recorded averages of 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 19.1 minutes per contest. The 30-year-old most recently spent
BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent guard Mike James to a second 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
James (6’1”, 195) signed his first 10-day contract with Brooklyn on April 23 and has appeared in six games for the Nets, recording averages of 6.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 17.2 minutes per game. In 42 NBA games with Brooklyn, New Orleans and Phoenix, he holds career averages of 8.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 18.8 minutes per contest.
James joined the Nets after playing nine professional seasons (2012-21) overseas in Croatia, Israel, Italy, Greece, Spain and Russia and in the NBA with Phoenix and New Orleans. In 36 games (10 starts) split between the Suns and Pelicans during the 2017-18 season, James recorded averages of 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 19.1 minutes per contest. The 30-year-old most recently spent two seasons (2019-21) with CSKA Moscow in Russia and appeared in 41 games (2
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OFFICIAL: Nets sign Euroleague star Mike James to 10-day deal, active Friday
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After a week of speculation, the Brooklyn Nets have signed Mike James, a legitimate candidate for Euroleague MVP before he was suspended by CSKA Moscow last month, will join the Nets on a 10-day deal starting Friday night vs. the Celtics, the announced Friday.
The 30-year-old was along with former Net Shane Larkin the European league’s most dynamic guard this season. He had been in health and safety protocols in Brooklyn since last Sunday.
“Still haven’t met him but, he’s a scorer. He was one of the top players in Europe. He’s played in the NBA. I think he gives us some ball-handling as well. I think he’s got to play tonight, frankly,” Steve Nash said. “We’ll see how the game goes but my guess is that he plays for us tonight.”
BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent guard Mike James to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
James (6’1”, 195) joins the Nets after playing nine professional seasons (2012-21) overseas in Croatia, Israel, Italy, Greece, Spain and Russia and in the NBA with Phoenix and New Orleans. In 36 games (10 starts) split between the Suns and Pelicans during the 2017-18 season, James holds career NBA averages of 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 19.1 minutes per contest. The 30-year-old most recently spent two seasons (2019-21) with CSKA Moscow in Russia and appeared in 41 games (23 starts) during the 2020-21 season in VTB United League and EuroLeague play, recording averages of 17.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 27.5 minutes per game. James spent the 2018-19 season in Italy with Olimpia Milano, leading the team to the Italian SuperCup title and winning the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy for averaging a le